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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that no matter what happens now his campaign is the future of the Democratic Party and that the top issues of his campaign are now the Democratic mainstream. "I think the ideas we are talking about, (are) what the American people and the people in the Democratic Party want to hear," he said on CBS' "Face the Nation," noting his campaign's strong support among younger voters. "We are the future of the Democratic Party, so I'm very proud of where we are and we look forward to fighting this out through California." Whether he or former secretary of state Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, Sanders said he believes that the key issues of his campaign will be represented in the platform of the Democratic nominee. He named guaranteed health care, free college tuition, getting money out of politics, a $15 national minimum wage and climate change as top priorities that he believes have broad backing in the party. "All of those issues are issues that I … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders: “We are the future of the Democratic Party”

There is detailed evidence showing intrusions of a Democratic Party funding group is linked to Russian hackers, two separate firms say Two U.S. cyber-security firms say that their analysis of computer breaches at the Democratic Party's funding group for congressional candidates shows detailed evidence that the intrusions were likely linked to Russian hackers. The two U.S. companies said in separate posts today that internet domains and registrants used in the breach of computers used by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC, tie back to a Russian hacking group linked to that nation's intelligence services. That same hacking group, known as "Fancy Bear," was previously connected to the June cyber breach at the Democratic National Committee. Both firms, Fidelis Cybersecurity and ThreatConnect, said the hackers created a fake internet DCCC donation site. The registrant for the fake DCCC site was linked back to other web domains used by "Fancy Bear." The revelation of … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo
Security firms link Democratic Party hack to Russians

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Party’s model is “failing,” and if voter turnout doesn’t grow “there is no future forward for the Democratic Party,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont. “Well, I think what is clear to anyone who looks at where the Democratic Party today is that the model of the Democratic Party is failing,” Sanders said Sunday on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “We have a Republican president who ran as a candidate as the most unpopular candidate in the modern history of this country. Republicans control the House, the Senate, two thirds of governors’ chairs.” “And in the last eight years, they have picked up 900 legislative seats,” Sanders continued. “Clearly the Democratic Party has got to change. And in my view what it has got to become is a grassroots party. A party which makes decisions from the bottom on up. A party which is more dependent on small donations than large … [Read more...] about Sanders says “the model of the Democratic Party is failing”

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has some advice for the Democratic Party as it begins to face the 2018 midterm elections: "open up its doors" to party outsiders. "The truth is that neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party today are held in very high esteem by the American people. That's just a fact," Sanders said on CBS News' "Face the Nation." "There are more people now who are Independents than Democrats or Republicans," he said. "So to say to Independents, say to young people who are overwhelmingly Independent, say to working people, 'We don't want you to come into the Democratic Party,' is totally absurd. And it's a recipe for failure." Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation" After a rousing win for Democrats in two highly-anticipated gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, Sanders said he was "most excited" about the grassroots campaign that is helping elect a new round of local and state officials. "You are seeing grassroots … [Read more...] about Sen. Bernie Sanders says Democratic Party needs to “open up its doors” to Independents

Opinion By David Sirota Published 5:00 pm, Thursday, April 2, 2015 READ ANOTHER OPINION Potent legal claims throw Trump on the defensive A reminder of just how wrong Trump apologists were Republicans demonstrate they aren't up to the task of... What authoritarians do: Attack the apolitical administration... For those pining for a Democratic Party that tries to represent more than the whims of the rich and powerful, these are, to say the least, confusing times. On the presidential campaign trail, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been promoting standard pro-middle class rhetoric, yet also has been raking in speaking fees from financial firms. One of her potential primary challengers, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, has been sounding anti-Wall Street themes, but only after finishing up two terms in office that saw his state plow more public pension money into Wall Street firms, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in financial fees. Similarly, in … [Read more...] about Democratic Party divided by money